Job offer reality

[ankit_20]

Harry, I agree that there are many such cases. What you are saying is correct. Immigration is not easy and success in any field in any country is not easy.

But what I, Kanamen and others are highlighting is the positive side of it. If new immigrants do not have positivity to start with then half the battle is lost. When I talk to some successful members of this forum (explorer101, qorax) I always get one message people who stay positive – succeed.

Becoming a doctor, a teacher itself takes lot of effort and motivation in ones own country. If one continues with that zeal in Canada and luck favors (fortune favors the brave) sooner or later you will make it here. Kanamen has given us one example. My family doctor here is also educated in India. Also my banker is from China and did not know English when she arrived from China but after four years in this country she is a bank manager. My daughter’s class teacher is also an immigrant

There are many failure stories but at the same time there are many success stories as well.

Respected Kanamen, Satdxb, Ankit and Hmisabpk
All of you are right. I really feel proud when i see a successful immigrant. Whatever i said was for immigrants who do not have the qualities that all of you have mentioned. Did i say anything wrong by taking an example of a doctor who gets into driving taxi instead of his or her profession and keeps on doing it. It is not for all the immigrants but specially for those who dont possess the qualities that have been mentioned by the above respected members. These immigrants only possess bundle of degrees but no insight to their field. Sorry if i am wrong.

 

[harry_aussie]

Dear Ankit i agree with you.

 

[pb55]

Immigrants do not come to a new country to fail..... they come to work hard to improve their living standards..... but the reality always dawns once you are in the battlefield. If only 10% get into to their fields does not mean that other 90% did not evaulate their credentials, try to upgrade their skills, communications or prepare better resume.... only that the reality was entirely different in practice than theory. Qorax had cited an example of a doctor who was able to practice in his profession after 12 years. For example a pharmacist will have to put in four years of studies and fees ranging upwards $40,000 to get re-qualified. As trasceg said start everything all over again ie back to square one.

If many immigrants are stuck in survival jobs, it is certainly not out of choice.

IT is not a regulated profession, neither is cooks, chefs, plumbers, welders and like. These are some of the fields where people can literally walk-into their professions. The irony is the lower you are in the ladder of skilled category the better chances of getting jobs in your fields, of course with some training.

Professions which are regulated like doctors, pharmacists, nurses, teachers etc. face the toughest struggle to get into their fields. If they were not hard workers they would not have achieved what they are in the first place.

The issue here is what are so called "in-demand" jobs. Canadian immigration puts the cart before the horse when it comes to this issue. Rather than evaluating the credentials of applicants before the immigration process it does it other way round leaving skilled doctors, specialists to drive taxis or work in macdonals thereby defeating the very purpose immigraion is granted in the first place.

 

[nicholas30]

Honestly why are they asking experience/reference letters? If he/she is experienced and verified by the visa officer, No doubt he/she should be guaranteed a job in Canada.
Or else they should not have a demand list for immigrants and then deny jobs says that they don't have CANADIAN EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!

 

[tracesg]

Immigrants do not come to a new country to fail..... they come to work hard to improve their living standards..... but the reality always dawns once you are in the battlefield. If only 10% get into to their fields does not mean that other 90% did not evaulate their credentials, try to upgrade their skills, communications or prepare better resume.... only that the reality was entirely different in practice than theory. Qorax had cited an example of a doctor who was able to practice in his profession after 12 years. For example a pharmacist will have to put in four years of studies and fees ranging upwards $40,000 to get re-qualified. As trasceg said start everything all over again ie back to square one.

If many immigrants are stuck in survival jobs, it is certainly not out of choice.

IT is not a regulated profession, neither is cooks, chefs, plumbers, welders and like. These are some of the fields where people can literally walk-into their professions. The irony is the lower you are in the ladder of skilled category the better chances of getting jobs in your fields, of course with some training.

Professions which are regulated like doctors, pharmacists, nurses, teachers etc. face the toughest struggle to get into their fields. If they were not hard workers they would not have achieved what they are in the first place.

The issue here is what are so called "in-demand" jobs. Canadian immigration puts the cart before the horse when it comes to this issue. Rather than evaluating the credentials of applicants before the immigration process it does it other way round leaving skilled doctors, specialists to drive taxis or work in macdonals thereby defeating the very purpose immigraion is granted in the first place.

Yes, regulated professions are the toughest to get into. I have heard of so many horrible stories (not in Canada but the US) which people come to the US and even though their credentials are recognized, they had a hard time passing the competency exams. Mind you, these people have been out of school for years and years too so that could have made it harder for them to pass. Most of the really successful ones that I have seen are the ones that try to fully integrate into the new system and speak good English. A story would be a pharmacist from Croatia, came to the US, decided to go back to pharmacy school despite the fact that NABP recognized her credentials, spent 4 years in school, got herself licensed and never looked back. I have also seen pharmacy technicians who are licensed pharmacists in their own country working as technicians while trying to pass the exams in the US. Some are still working as technicians till today and that was about 5 years ago when we talked.

 

[VOA]

It is amazing that people on this forum know the facts that the NOC on which you get immigration you may never be able to work in that field but the Canadians do not seem to know this.

It will be less than 10% of applicant who will continue in their professions and it is not the highly skilled ones for sure. For example a doctor will not be able to practice medicine or a pharmacist or a nurse unless they go back to school and retrain involving upto 4/5/6 years of training costing thousands of $$$. The only ones who stand a chance of getting a job in the field are likes of chefs, cooks, plumbers etc. Yet Canada is fast tracking these so called in-demand occupations. Why? Do they not know the facts? Or Canadians like to have doctors/specialist physicians drive taxis, work in security agencies or macdonals?

@pb55,

You may not be far from the truth.But the more people are being told,the more people are applying.

 

[mahad]

I want to ask a question.Please reply it.My arranged employment offer letter is going to expire in April 2012.My application status is still in process.If CHC does not make a deceision,what will be happened after expiry of letter?Will my application be rejected?I applied in CHC Islamabad in January 2008.